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““Gettin’ Byzzy With It”Gettin’ Byzzy With It”

America’s hot dogs, America’s hot dogs, baseball and barney, bad baseball and barney, bad health care but a strong health care but a strong army. The Romans felt army. The Romans felt the same way we feel the same way we feel today, like Frosted Flakes: today, like Frosted Flakes: We’re Great. We’re No. 1, We’re Great. We’re No. 1, like the top of the charts, like the top of the charts, but then the Roman but then the Roman Empire split apart. The Empire split apart. The land in the West cut up land in the West cut up into fiefs, but the Empire into fiefs, but the Empire in the east stayed tight. in the east stayed tight.

It’s the Byzantine Empire, It’s the Byzantine Empire, surely, we’re rocking Asia surely, we’re rocking Asia Minor, Now it’s Turkey? Minor, Now it’s Turkey? The capital was The capital was Constantinople now it’s Constantinople now it’s Istanbul not Istanbul not Constantinople. Constantinople.

““Ding” Justinian steps into Ding” Justinian steps into the ring, conquering the ring, conquering lands like it was his thing. lands like it was his thing. He fell in love with this He fell in love with this girl, Theodora, the girl, Theodora, the actress doing back flips actress doing back flips knew tactics. knew tactics.

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She changed the laws, She changed the laws, she keeping it wise, she keeping it wise, cause now men can’t cause now men can’t just be beating their just be beating their wives. When a wives. When a rebellion rose, Justin rebellion rose, Justin wanted to go, But wanted to go, But Theodora said, “Nah Theodora said, “Nah we can’t go, we need we can’t go, we need to stay and fight.” And to stay and fight.” And that day she’s right, that day she’s right, because Justinian because Justinian defeated them that defeated them that night. Pit foe against night. Pit foe against foe, your foes will be foe, your foes will be weak, that’s the weak, that’s the Byzantine trick just for Byzantine trick just for keeping the peace. keeping the peace.

We get busy with it, Y’all We get busy with it, Y’all get dizzy with it. Don’t get dizzy with it. Don’t question, we’re the question, we’re the best, where the East best, where the East meets the West. meets the West.

We get busy with it, y’all We get busy with it, y’all get dizzy with it. get dizzy with it. Byzantine stay busy, Byzantine stay busy, we rock, rock the city, we rock, rock the city, what!what!

Now it seems we Now it seems we Byzantines practice Byzantines practice Christianity seven days Christianity seven days a week, at least. We a week, at least. We pray to icons, little pray to icons, little pictures of Mary, Jesus, pictures of Mary, Jesus, and some of the saints. and some of the saints.

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But some leaders But some leaders said, “Uh-uh, you said, “Uh-uh, you can’t,” Cuz the can’t,” Cuz the second second commandment commandment says don’t pray to says don’t pray to paint. If you score paint. If you score three goals, that’s a three goals, that’s a hat trick, but this hat trick, but this controversy was controversy was iconoclastic. When iconoclastic. When Leo III said “no” to Leo III said “no” to icons, we still had icons, we still had ‘em, so now we ‘em, so now we have to hide ‘em. have to hide ‘em.

The pope in Rome The pope in Rome said said

Icons were just fine, Icons were just fine, and it’s heresy if and it’s heresy if you say otherwise. you say otherwise. Said, “If you do I’ll Said, “If you do I’ll hate you, I’ll hate you, I’ll excommunicate excommunicate you, kick you out you, kick you out the church, and the church, and send you back to send you back to grade school.”grade school.”

In 1054, the church In 1054, the church split in two parts: split in two parts: Roman Catholic and Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. Eastern Orthodox.

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Byzantine EmpireByzantine Empire

Emperors want to reclaim the WestEmperors want to reclaim the West _______ and ______ co emperors _______ and ______ co emperors Nika Revolt – Theodora wants to ____, they Nika Revolt – Theodora wants to ____, they

get things under control but get things under control but Constantinople is ________Constantinople is ________

_________ Code – simplified and _________ Code – simplified and reorganized reorganized

When he died, the empire had no ______ When he died, the empire had no ______ ________ will become the official language________ will become the official language

Justinian Theodora

Stay

Burned

Justinian

Money

Greek

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Constantinople Constantinople

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Hagia Hagia SophiaSophia

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Religion Religion

Emperor was ____________Emperor was ____________ Many clergy used _______, some thought it Many clergy used _______, some thought it

too close to _______ worshiptoo close to _______ worship Eastern allowed clergy to _______Eastern allowed clergy to _______ East = Church councils authority; West East = Church councils authority; West

______ has supreme authority ______ has supreme authority 1054 ______ -divide 1054 ______ -divide East - _______ ; West remained ________East - _______ ; West remained ________

Priest - King

Icons

Idol

Marry

Pope

Schism

Orthodox Catholic

The Great Schism of 1054

– Eastern Greek Orthodox Church• Based in Constantinople• Official language –

Greek• Church led by a

Patriarch referred to as a Bishop

• Priests could marry.• Scriptures were the final

authority on all matters.• Emperor or political

ruler was above the Bishop.

• Rejected the use of icons.

– Roman Catholic Church

• Based in Rome• Official language – Latin• Church led by a Pope

referred to as Father.• Church leaders could not

marry.• Only Pope and Bishops

could interpret the scriptures.

• The Pope was the Supreme head of Church - above any political ruler.

• Religious icons accepted.

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Not Again!...Another FallNot Again!...Another Fall 800s – Golden Age800s – Golden Age

– Conditions for ________ improved Conditions for ________ improved – Took back some lost landTook back some lost land

Weakened from inside:Weakened from inside:– Nobles in the city support emperors who Nobles in the city support emperors who

spend money on _________spend money on _________– Military aristocrats want more money Military aristocrats want more money

spent on _______spent on _______ Empire decreases in sizeEmpire decreases in size 1453 Empire taken over by the _____________1453 Empire taken over by the _____________

Peasants

Culture

Army

Ottoman Turks